Welcome to the Astronomy Today
2E, 1997 Media Edition. This unique CD ROM
is designed to combine the
textbook Astronomy Today 2E with updated
information and animations and
links to the Astronomy Today website.
The CD contains the following
components:

Astronomy Today 2E textbook and new updates
and animations.
These files remain on the CD and can be viewed
with any web browser.
They consist of the entire hyperlinked textbook
along with new
Updates and Animations.

Microsoft Internet
Explorer browser. This web browser is
provided for users that do
not already have a browser. Any browser
may be used to view the files,
but we highly recommend either
Netscape or Internet Explorer.

Apple QuickTime. This is necessary to view the animations
and
video. Version 2.5 for Mac and 2.1.1 for Windows are provided,
however,
earlier versions will work if your system already has
QuickTime. Please
note: Even if you have QuickTime on your
computer, it must be properly
associated with the browser, or the
animations will not run.
Please see "II. C.
Associating QuickTime"
in the ReadMe file
for information on associating helper applications
with the browser.

Adobe Acrobat. This allows you to
open and print the
updates, which are provided in UPDATES.PDF on the
CD. A printout of
these .PDF files is much higher quality than the HTML
files.

Multimedia Study Guide for Astronomy Today 2E.
A separate
program on the CD, this interactive study guide provides
testing
practice on the material in the book. Some features include
immediate
feedback, results and previous results to track improvement, and
suggested reading.

If this is your first visit, you should read
the
ReadMe file very carefully. If you are ready
to continue, go ahead to Table
of
Contents.

The Table of Contents is the starting point
for the Media Edition.
Bookmark the Table of Contents (OPEN_SCR.HTM) for
easy access. In
Internet Explorer, select "Favorites" from the top menu
bar, and
select "Add Page to Favorites". In Netscape, select "Bookmarks"
from
the menu bar, and select "Add Bookmark".